Kings Point, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's and Women's Track & Field program continued to show off its excellence both on the track and in field events on Sunday at the United States Merchant Marine Academy Coach Olmeltchenko Invitational in New York City.
On the day the STAC men's (147 points) and women's (166 points) teams both took victories over teams from the metropolitan area, and several athletes finished in the top-10 in multiple events.
The Spartans next compete at The College of New Jersey Invitational on (Thursday-Saturday) April 11-13 in Ewing, New Jersey.
Top 10 Finishers (By Event) at USMMA Coach Olmeltchenko Invitational
Men's Events
100 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 11.27 (2nd Place)
200 Meter Dash: Leelan Maxwell - 22.66 (1st Place), Christan Watson - 23.72 (7th Place)
800 Meter Run: Nicholas Seitz - 2:05.90 (3rd Place), James Polisena - 2:11.27 (9th Place)
110 Meter Hurdles: Miles Fisher - 17.08 (4th Place)
400 Meter Hurdles: Alex Quillan - 1:04.99 (8th Place)
3000 Meter Steeplechase: James Polisena - 10:47.11 (2nd Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Jayden Bennermon, Miles Fisher, Christan Watson & Leelan Maxwell - 43.55 (2nd Place), Prince Alvarado, Jaynique Charles, Sebastian Cherry & David Martin - 49.15 (9th Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Christan Watson, Charlie Moore, Nicholas Seitz & Alex Quillan - 3:53.72 (8th Place)
High Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 2.00 meters/6'6.675" (1st Place)
Long Jump: Miles Fisher - 6.54 meters/21'5.5" (4th Place), Jayden Bennermon - 6.48 meters/21'3.25" (5th Place)
Triple Jump: Jayden Bennermon - 13.64 meters/44'9" (2nd Place), Miles Fisher - 11.77 meters/38'7.5" (9th Place)
Shot Put: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez - 14.66 meters/48'1.25" (1st Place), Adam Lenn - 13.16 meters/43'2.25" (3rd Place), Ethan Zweigbaum - 12.63 meters/41'5.25" (5th Place), Gavin Kopf - 12.48 meters/40'11.5" (6th Place)
Discus: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez - 46.80 meters/153'6" (1st Place), Adam Lenn - 45.67 meters/149'10" (2nd Place), Ethan Zweigbaum - 32.43 meters/106'5" (8th Place)
Hammer Throw: Emmanuel Mena Jimenez - 49.01 meters/160'9" (1st Place), Christopher Cajamarca - 39.83 meters/130'8" (2nd Place), Adam Lenn - 39.36 meters/129'2" (4th Place), Tyler Robinson - 37.84 meters/124'2" (5th Place)
Javelin: James Polisena - 33.61 meters/110'3" (7th Place), Kyle Marsha - 32.46 meters/106'6" (10th Place)
Women's Events
100 Meter Dash: Jazmin Rogers - 13.69 (5th Place), Aalianne Gibert - 13.78 (6th Place), Ciara Doyle - 13.89 (7th Place)
200 Meter Dash: Aalianne Gilbert - 28.72 (6th Place)
400 Meter Dash: Isabella Farino-Esposito - 1:05.27 (3rd Place)
800 Meter Run: Zoe Merryman - 2:31.00 (2nd Place)
5000 Meter Run: Ciara Durcan - 20:25.20 (2nd Place)
100 Meter Hurdles: Nicole Gysin - 17.47 (1st Place)
400 Meter Hurdles: Isabella Farino-Esposito - 1:14.75 (1st Place)
3000 Meter Steeplechase: Samantha Frisbee - 15:46.29 (4th Place)
4x100 Meter Relay: Ciara Doyle, Aalianne Gilbert, Isabella Farino-Esposito & Megan Murphy - 53.48 (2nd Place)
4x400 Meter Relay: Isabella Farino-Esposito, Aalianne Gilbert, Zoe Merryman & Ciara Doyle - 4:24.21 (1st Place)
High Jump: Alana Rider - 1.50 meters/4'11" (2nd Place), Nicole Gysin - 1.45 meters/4'9" (3rd Place)
Long Jump: Alana Rider - 4.79 meters/15'8.75" (3rd Place)
Triple Jump: Nicole Gysin - 10.31 meters/33'10" (1st Place), Alana Rider - 10.28 meters/33'8.75" (2nd Place)
Shot Put: Emily Strunk - 13.39 meters/43'11.25" (1st Place) *NEW SCHOOL RECORD*, Alexis Krause - 9.09 meters/29'10" (7th Place)
Discus: Emily Strunk - 33.08 meters/108'6" (2nd Place), Alana Rider - 32.00 meters/105'0" (3rd Place), Alexis Krause - 27.32 meters/89'7" (6th Place)
Hammer Throw: Alexis Krause - 34.10 meters/111'10" (2nd Place)
Javelin: Kristen Kennedy - 27.95 meters/91'8" (1st Place), Isabella Farino-Esposito - 24.28 meters/79'8" (6th Place), Megan Murphy - 23.79 meters/78'1" (8th Place)